00:01Tijan Thiam, a former Credit Suisse CEO, won a near-unanimous vote to represent the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast in an upcoming presidential election, the party announced on Friday.
00:13Thiam won 99.5% of the vote and ran unopposed for the nomination. He is the current president of the party.
00:20He previously resigned from his position as CEO of Credit Suisse after a corporate espionage scandal rocked the company.
00:28An external report found that Thiam had no knowledge of the espionage.
00:33It isn't known who will run against him, but the current president, Alassane Wattara, has indicated that he may run again.
00:39Wattara won in 2020 after a disputed election left dozens dead and opposition candidates boycotted the election.
00:45Ivory Coast is set to hold the vote in October.
00:50Wattara is set to hold the vote in October.
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